---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001072613-26-000290"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EP"
cik: "0000887396"
company_name: "EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP"
filed_at: "2026-03-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T09:46:28.861890+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Empire Petroleum fully subscribes $10M rights offering at $2.99/share

## Summary
- Rights offering generated approx. $10.0M in gross proceeds, before expenses.
- Subscription price was $2.99 per share; offering was increased from $6M to $10M.
- Oversubscriptions exceeded 100%; remaining shares allocated pro-rata among oversubscribing stockholders.
- Subscription period expired March 18, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001072613-26-000290
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EP
- cik: 0000887396
- company_name: EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP
- filed_at: 2026-03-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261326000290/0001072613-26-000290-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261326000290/emp_8k-19044.htm

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